Dunn County vs Polk County

A side-by-side comparison of Dunn County and Polk County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunn County and Polk County are counties in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dunn County has the higher population (45,349 vs 45,327 in Polk County). Polk County has the higher median household income ($76,208 vs $71,785 in Dunn County). Polk County has the higher median home value ($241,200 vs $226,200 in Dunn County).

Population, income & housing

	Dunn County	Polk County
Population	45,349	45,327
Median age	35.8 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,785	$76,208
Median home value	$226,200	$241,200
Median gross rent	$942	$958
Housing units	18,812	24,377
Homeownership rate	66.5%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.2%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunn County	Polk County
Population	44,759 → 45,349 (+1.3%)	43,438 → 45,327 (+4.3%)
Median household income	$58,783 → $71,785 (+22.1%)	$59,994 → $76,208 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$165,200 → $226,200 (+36.9%)	$169,700 → $241,200 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$796 → $942 (+18.3%)	$756 → $958 (+26.7%)

Dunn County

Population

44,75945,349

Median household income

$58,783$71,785

Median home value

$165,200$226,200

Median gross rent

$796$942

Polk County

Population

43,43845,327

Median household income

$59,994$76,208

Median home value

$169,700$241,200

Median gross rent

$756$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunn County	Polk County
Under 5	4.7%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.6%
18 to 24	18.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.6%
55 to 64	12.4%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.8%	13.5%
75 and over	6.5%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunn County	Polk County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.4%
Asian	3.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.3%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunn County	Polk County
No high school diploma	5.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	33.4%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	31.8%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunn County	Polk County
Drove alone	78.7%	79.0%
Carpooled	5.8%	7.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	5.5%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.8%	10.4%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunn County	Polk County
1-unit, detached	65.5%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	3.2%
20 or more units	3.9%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	8.5%	6.6%

Poverty & households

	Dunn County	Polk County
Poverty rate	10.7%	8.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	23	30
Median year structure built	1982	1980